California State University, Sacramento
Public Policy & Administration

COMMUNICATOR

March 29, 2001

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The Communicator is the official department newsletter serving the students of the Graduate Programs in Public Policy and Administration and International Affairs at California State University, Sacramento.
SCHOLARSHIPS, GRANTS, FELLOWSHIPS...  

California Grassroots Organizing School
Fight for Social and Economic Justice!
Learn Grassroots Organizing!
The California Grassroots Organizing School is hiring community organizers for a paid internship!
CGOS is building a national movement for social and economic justice by organizing low and moderate income communities, immigrants, and communities of color for power and social change. CGOS is working in the trenches with grassroots organizations throughout northern California and across the United States.

In recent years, participating organizations have:
* helped win living wage campaigns in Oakland & San Jose
* fought for the rights of tenants in San Jose, Oakland, & Sacramento
* won countless campaigns for racial justice, including bank redlining, racially unequal schools, etc...
* fought to raise the California minimum wage to $8 and to end "predatory lending"

Duties: Participating interns work at the community level to build grassroots social justice organizations. This process involves doorknocking, house meetings, phone banks, mailings, mass meetings, and action, action, action! Marches, rallies, pickets, protests, sit-ins!!!! Organizers also work citywide on major campaigns like the living wage or against racially discriminatory bank lending. Interns will be based in Oakland, San Jose, and Sacramento.

Housing will be arranged for out-of-town participants. Requirements: Internships will extend for one month.
There are three internship periods over the summer of 2001: May 29th-June 23rd, June 25th-July 21st, and July 23rd-August 18th.
The application deadline for all sessions is April 30th.
Participants must be available to continue working in permanent positions immediately following the internship.
No experience necessary, but a commitment to social justice is required. Extensive training provided.
Available to work weeknights until 9:00 pm and Saturday mornings. Spanish helpful. Interns will be paid a $1,000 stipend for the month. Women, people of color, & a bilingual persons strongly encouraged. Call CGOS--(888) 918-8818 or e-mail caacornoaro@acorn.org
Get an application here http://www.csus.edu/mppa/news/californiagras.PDF*

Office of Educational Equity and Student Retention
Graduate Equity Fellowship is a need based fellowship for grad students. Applications due March 31, 2001.
The California Pre-Doctoral Program is for students who plan to ultimately enroll in a doctoral program (hence the name). Applications are due April 6, 2001. For more information on the fellowship and the pre-doctoral program, click here*.

2002 Congressional Fellowship on Women and Public Policy
The Women's Research and Educational Institute is taking applications for their 2002 Congressional Fellowship on Women and Public Policy. You can get more information here. Application deadline is June 14, 2001.

Greenlining Institute
Paid Year-Round and Summer Fellowships Available
Get more information here.
The Greenlining Institute, a Multi-Ethnic Public Policy Institute located in San Francisco, is seeking candidates for its Multiethnic Academy Fellowships and Internships in Public Policy and Economic Development. The Academy is a public policy and leadership training program for recent college graduates and graduate students who are pursuing careers in the field of public policy, urban planning, minority advocacy, and economic development.
Summer Internship applications must be received by April 1, 2001. Fellowship applicants must be received by June 15, 2001.

Radin Scholarship
Radin Scholarship is a community service based scholarship. Apply early, limited number of scholarships. Interested students should call Carol Williams, Career Center 278-5721. Click here* for the flyer.

The California State University
Social Sciences Research and Instructional Council

25th Annual Student Research Conference
at California State University, Sacramento
Friday, May 4, 2001

The Research Conference has been held since 1976. At the conference, students from all areas of the social sciences present the results of their research to groups and peers. Paper presentation time is from 15-20 minutes; poster sessions are also permitted. Co-authored work is fine. There will be cash awards for the best papers presented.

To Enter Papers: Send a typed manuscript to
Professor Ted Lascher
Graduate Program in Public Policy and Administration
California State University, Sacramento
6000 J Street, Sacramento, CA 95819-6081
Manuscripts must be received in hard copy by April 27, 2001. For Information: Contact Ted Lascher or (916) 278-4864.

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The Center for California Studies
The center offers a number of fellowship opportunities. Go to
http://www.csus.edu/calst/Programs/programs.html for more information.


The Financial Aid Office here at CSUS has some great information for those seeking scholarships.  Just go to http://www.csus.edu/faid/finschlr.html for more information.

The CSUS Financial Aid Office has recently opened a Scholarship Office. It is located at 1013 A Lassen Hall (between Regional and Continuing Education and Admissions and Records Offices) and is open for service. The hours of operation are 9-11 am and 1-3 pm. The telephone number is (916) 278-6197.


Go to the International Programs website for information about Fulbright and Other Scholarships for Study or Research Abroad


We welcome your contributions to the Communicator! Contact the Director, Bob Waste, or the Department Secretary, Suzi Byrd, (916) 278-6557, in the PPA Department Office.

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